Van Gogh in Paris
Eykyn Maclean, London, presents Van Gogh in Paris26 September – 29 November 2013, a landmark exhibition exploring the years 1886 to 1888 when the artist was living and working in Paris. With a career that spanned no more than ten years in total before his premature death in 1890, Van Gogh’s two years in Paris were critical in his transition away from the dark, sombre works of his Dutch period toward the bright colours and expressive handling for which he is best known today. At the centre of the exhibition are Van Gogh's paintings, many of them from private collections and rarely shown publicly. Surrounding these is a carefully researched selection of works that Van Gogh would have actually seen during his time in Paris by the artists with whom he associated during these years – including Monet, Pissarro, Toulouse-Lautrec, and Gauguin. Seeing the work of his contemporaries and absorbing the radical new techniques they were developing enabled Van Gogh to create his own unique style.
Vincent van Gogh
Self-portrait, December 1886-January 1887
Oil on canvas, 45 x 35.5 cm
Collection Gemeentemuseum Den Haag, The Hague
Vincent van Gogh
A Pair of Shoes, One Shoe Upside Down, autumn 1886
Oil on canvas, 37.5 x 45.5 cm
Private collection
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
The Laundress, 1886-87
Oil on canvas, 93 x 75 cm
Private collection
Claude Monet
View of Bennecourt, 1887
Oil on canvas, 81.6 x 81.6 cm
Columbus Museum of Art, Ohio
Nicholas Maclean explains, “This exhibition explores Van Gogh at his most pivotal moment. The works in the show, each a masterpiece in its own right, together display the range of subject matter and techniques with which Van Gogh experimented during these years. In focusing on these two critical years and placing Van Gogh’s work in the context of contemporaneous work by his fellow artists, our exhibition shows his extraordinary achievements in a fresh and illuminative light."
About Eykyn Maclean
Eykyn Maclean (pronounced EE-kin MA-klain) is a private art gallery with locations in New York and London, specialising in museum-calibre work by key Impressionist, Modern, Post War and Contemporary artists. Christopher Eykyn and Nicholas Maclean established Eykyn Maclean in 2006, launching their exhibition programme in 2010 with the critically acclaimed show In Giacometti’s Studio – an Intimate Portrait, which was then followed by Matisse and the Model (2011). Most recently the New York gallery has presented exhibitions including Andy Warhol Flowers in November 2012, followed by Chuck Close Photo Maquettes (2013). Eykyn Maclean opened their London gallery in Mayfair in February 2012 with Cy Twombly: Works from the Sonnabend Collection, which was subsequently followed by Interviews with Artists in June 2012.
Van Gogh at Work
The anniversary exhibition Van Gogh at work at the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam shows how in ten years’ time Van Gogh developed into a unique artist with an impressive oeuvre. Over 200 works of art provide insight into Van Gogh’s way of working, including paintings, works on paper, letters and personal effects of the painter, such as his original sketchbooks, paint tubes and only surviving palette, from the Musée d’Orsay in Paris.
Besides our own extensive collection, you will see top works from collections worldwide. Works which are rarely seen next to each other are brought together in this exhibition, such as two versions of Sunflowers (May-August 2013) and The Bedroom (the Van Gogh Museum 1888, The Art Institute of Chicago 1889)(September 2013-January 2014). A rich assortment of works by Van Gogh’s contemporaries will also be on show. Pieces from the museum collection will hang side by side with unique works on loan by Monet, Gauguin, Seurat and Bernard that Van Gogh himself once saw.
The Bedroom, 1888, the Van Gogh Museum
The Bedroom, 1889, The Art Institute of Chicago
Sunflowers, 1888, The National Gallery
Sunflowers, 1888